A young woman was allegedly killed by her brother in the name of ‘honour’ in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area.
The victim was shot dead by her brother, who had confessed to the crime during police interrogation.
During the initial probe, the suspect claimed that he had accidentally fired his licenced 9mm pistol while cleaning it and the bullet hit the waist of his sister, injuring her, Dawn reported, quoting police officials.
The brother claimed that she was then shifted to a hospital for medical treatment but she succumbed to her injuries.
However, the suspect confessed to his crime during police interrogation, saying that his sister had “illicit relations” with a person because of whom he shot her.
The woman suffered two bullet wounds on her head and leg.
According to police, family members were reluctant to lodge the first information report. Therefore, the murder case would be registered against the held suspect on behalf of the state.
Earlier, unidentified suspects had killed an 18-year-old woman and set her body on fire on Indus Highway in Nasirabad, Sindh.
According to medical examination, the woman was suspected of being killed with an axe or another sharp object.
The suspects sprinkled petrol on the woman’s body and set it on fire.
Pakistan is often ranked among the worst countries for women’s security.
According to the global gender gap index 2022, out of 146 countries, Pakistan ranked 145th, with a growth of only 0.008 since 2021, and due to the lack of a support system, financial dependency, and victim blaming, one out of two Pakistani women do not report violence committed against them.
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